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Surveillance for bird flu begins in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A squad of experts from the Institute of Animal Health and Biological Products (IAH&BP), Zakura of Animal Husbandry Department, Kashmir in coordination with the Wildlife Protection Department, Kashmir on Monday visited Hokersar wetland to set in motion a sustained surveillance and monitoring for Bird Flu (Avian Influenza) here. The team from IAH&BP, Zakura headed by Dr Gowhar Nabi Gora (Technical Officer/Nodal Officer OIE) collected 21 samples in accordance with the laid down guidelines and SOPs for Avian Influenza to be forwarded to High Security Animal Disease Lab, Bhopal and RDDL Jalandhar for further testing. The wildlife Veterinarian, accompanying the team informed that no deaths in birds were reported from the Hokersar wetland, the largest and most prominent of wetlands in Kashmir.

Kashmir bid to stop urban flooding claims wetland casualty

Thomson Reuters Foundation People wade through a flooded street after incessant rains in Srinagar Apr 7, 2017. Reuters A flood management plan, drawn up to protect the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir after record rainfall in 2014 caused widespread damage and about 150 deaths, is drying out an internationally protected wetland near Srinagar, officials say. ); } The two-stage plan, started in 2018, includes dredging and deepening an existing drainage channel that diverts water from the River Jhelum around the city, through the Hokera wetland and back into the river in Baramullah district to prevent flooding. The flood spill channel in Hokera has now been excavated down to an average of 15 feet in the first phase of the plan, and is expected to help ward off minor flood threats.

FEATURE-Kashmir bid to stop urban flooding claims wetland

Kashmir bid to stop urban flooding claims wetland casualty Thursday, 24 December 2020 06:00 GMT A man gazes at the Hokersar wetland, Srinagar, India, December 13, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Athar Parvaiz About our Climate coverage We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change Share: By Athar Parvaiz SRINAGAR, India, Dec 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A flood management plan, drawn up to protect the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir after record rainfall in 2014 caused widespread damage and about 150 deaths, is drying out an internationally protected wetland near Srinagar, officials say. The two-stage plan, started in 2018, includes dredging and deepening an existing drainage channel that diverts water from the River Jhelum around the city, through the Hokera wetland and back into the river in Baramullah district to prevent flooding.

Indian Flying Fox Captured In South Kashmir

Indian Flying Fox Captured In South Kashmir SRINAGAR: A rare mammal, the Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius, also known as the greater Indian fruit bat) was captured by wildlife department in a village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday afternoon. Indian Flying Fox Captured In South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Monday, December 14, 2020. KL Image: Special Arrangement Pertinently, Indian flying fox is a species of megabat found in the Indian subcontinent Sources told the news agency KNO that the Indian large flying fox was captured by Wildlife control room Devsar in Sangas Karwat village of Kulgam on Monday. A large number of people rushed to the spot and clicked pictures of the mammal.

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